This article explores the importance of saying no and the negative impacts of constant people-pleasing. Amy Wilson, a podcast co-host, author, and actor, shares her experiences as a recovering people-pleaser and highlights how saying no can lead to greater equity and well-being. It also examines the societal pressures women face to prioritize others and how these expectations can contribute to burnout.
Saying no and passing on an opportunity to someone else can create more equity.Saying yes can feel good, both for the speaker and listener, but being someone who is always “happy to help” can quickly lead to burnout and overwhelm.
Saying yes too often can leave little time for self-care and can ultimately reduce yourWhile being happy to help can feel like a selfless thing to do, it can also be helpful to pass the opportunity to contribute along to someone else who might benefit from the task, creating more equity. Amy Wilson, podcast co-host, author, and actor, knows firsthand how empowering saying no can feel after being a self-identified people-pleaser since , she humorously explores her journey as a recovering people-pleaser, and what she’s learned along the way.Are women specifically conditioned to become people-pleasers? “Put others first” and “look like you have it all together” are messages that we often receive from society. How does this particularly impact women?Women constantly receive those sorts of messages from society—and as I discuss in the book, we tend to receive those messages in return at the moments when we ask for help. It's when we finally admit we're struggling that we are most likely to be met with a platitude inviting us to change our mindset, to get aThe thing is, that messaging usually isn’t helpful — or even applicable — to the actual situations that we’re struggling with. If I have a sick kid and a sick parent at the same time, I'm not a. I'm just overwhelmed. And when women ask for support and get bumper-sticker sayings in response, and when it doesn’t seem anyone around us is willing to do more, it can feel like we have no choice other than to keep handling it all ourselves.We’re not supposed to say “no.” In my own life, I grew up as the oldest child in a large family, which meant I was changing diapers and babysitting for free when I was still in grade school
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